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Alabama

Alabama Legislature changed deadlines to get GOP candidates on ballot in 2020 | #elections | #alabama

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen notified the state and national Democratic parties on Tuesday that the Democratic National Convention, scheduled to begin Aug. 19, is a few days too late to meet a deadline in state law to get the party’s nominee for president, presumably Joe Biden, on the ballot for the general election […]

Mayor

With Finance Director Ron Wynne retiring, Mayfield Mayor Bodnar chooses Angie Rich as his replacement

MAYFIELD, Ohio — With Finance Director Ron Wynne getting set for retirement, Mayor Brenda Bodnar has decided to get Rich, as in Angie Rich, as his replacement. In a March 25 letter to Village Council, Bodnar said interviews for the job had been completed and that Angie S. Rich, currently the executive director for accounting […]

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Election stuff, and who won’t be buying BSC: Down in Alabama | #elections | #alabama

Here’s a reminder, as if you need it, that we’re in a big election year. And of course it’s going to get wild. Reaches a fevered pitch every four years. Everybody you know will at some point this summer start believing that you wake up in the morning just to log onto social media and […]

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Alabama Democrat Marilyn Lands, running on IVF ruling, flips Republican House seat | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Democrat Marilyn Lands defeated Republican Teddy Powell in a special election Tuesday night for a state House seat in north Alabama that drew national attention. Lands, a licensed professional counselor, flipped the seat from red to blue by besting Powell, a Madison city councilman, 62 percent to 38 percent with 100percent of the precincts in […]

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In rare competitive Alabama election, Democrat focuses on reproductive rights, outraises Republican | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

A Democratic candidate has outraised her Republican opponent in today’s special election to replace a Republican lawmaker in north Alabama. Marilyn Lands, a licensed counselor and the Democrat in a special election in Madison, received $236,465 in donations since August of 2023. About 84% of that comes from individual donors. She leads Republican Teddy Powell, […]

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Mooney, Long win Alabama state school board races | #elections | #alabama

Kelly Mooney and Allen Long have won their Republican primaries for the State Board of Education, according to unofficial results from the Alabama Secretary of State’s office. Because there are no Democratic challengers, both winners will be seated in January for a four-year term. Mooney appears to have avoided a runoff with 51.2% of the […]

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Alabama Republican urges fertility clinics to reopen; UAB says it’s not so simple | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Alabama’s Republican lawmakers are considering legislation to protect in vitro fertilization and their vision of the right to life following the Alabama Supreme Court’s recent ruling that frozen embryos are people. While legislation proceeds, some conservatives said over the weekend, Alabama fertility clinics that shut down last week should reopen. “These clinics should start providing […]

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North Alabama man charged with murder has ties to state Republican politics | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

A man charged with murder in Madison County Thursday has ties to several Alabama Republican campaigns and organizations. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies received a call reporting a dead man at 1790 Capshaw Road in the Harvest community. The man, later identified as Derek Franklin Walls, 54, of Harvest, was found inside a residence. […]

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Sarah Stewart wins Republican primary for Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Sarah Stewart prevailed in Tuesday’s Republican primary for chief justice on on the state’s highest court, defeating Bryan Taylor, a former state senator and legal adviser to two governors, according to preliminary results from the Associated Press. Stewart was part of a court majority that ruled frozen embryos are considered […]

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Twinkle Cavanaugh fends off Republican primary challenger for PSC President | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh appears to have defeated challenger Robert McCollum in Tuesday’s Republican primary election for President of the Alabama Public Service Commission. Cavanaugh appears poised to secure a fourth term leading the PSC, which is Alabama’s primary regulator of utilities. No Democratic candidate has filed to oppose Cavanaugh in November’s general election. As of […]